The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-12
strong ones, In spite OF his connection with
the Standard OIL Company. He Ia genial
man and alYaYH Compsnionable. But ha

the Standard OIL Company. He Ia genia
inau. and always Companionable. But he
stands as the representative In West Vir
giuia Of tho Standard Oil Company, and
the peculiar methods ,oithat gigantic con
cein handicap him. 1t Is not only tha,
The Standard OIL Company takea by the
throat whatever business enterprise staudt
In It's way, hut 1t has grown into an
enormous political power. II has shown
what 1t can do in Ohio, where 1t debauch.
cd the Democratic caucus 10 aend to the
United States Senate Henry B. Payne, an
absolute nonentitly whom tho party did
not want and who can render no service
to bis State or his country. Since II has
added to Its oil business an active politi.
cal bureau, backed with plenty OF money,
the Standard Oil Company has made itself
still more obnoxious. Thus ia,
1t has not been able to do bust.
ness with tho Republican party,
but now there Is an effort to pull In Re.
publicans, 80 that tie Republican party
may be tarred with the same etck and the
burden bo divided between tho two
parties. II Republicans could be brought
to support Mr.. Camden in this contest, 1t
could easily bs said that Republicans had
gone out OF their way 10 gend Standard
oil man to the United Staten Senate, and,
unlesa / mistake the aituation, the Re-
publican party would be In contempt Of
public opinion. What could Republican
newspapers say about the power OF coal
oil in political What figure would Re-
publican speakers make on the stump
NJ all
garments 1t must ,be admitted that the
heme Is shrewd one and. II successful,
would do more than anything else to put
oil the day OF Republican triumphs in
West Virginia. lt:giiS l
A WORD OF WARNING.
BY the timo they get through With some
OF tbs coal oil boodlers in Ohio 1t would
be very uncomfortable to fni any Rspub-
licans in that boat. Republicans are talk.
ing these things over, and il there be one
OF them who is open to any advances from
Mr.. Camden's friends no other Republican
Is as yet able to locate. him. That promi.
nent Republican nember.elect who is said
to have offered his services to MIR. Camden,
is regarded AZ myth.
There is q strong effort to make capital
for Mr.. Camden cut OF the Ohio River
Railroad. Petitions In his behalf have
been circulated III those river counties
which have elected Republicans. On the
strength OF tha River Road these Repub.
licans are asked to vote for Mr.. Camden.
The River Road is great thing for the
river counties and for the State. The men
who have built it havo shown com.
mendable spirit OF enterprise, and itis
much to be regretted that there are
no. moro OF the ramo kind in
West Virginia. They desire to make
money ont Of their road, and 1 believe
they will, for 1t runs through a ysgiou lcf
great poasibilities. For my own part am
willing for them to make ou! OF it Tha.
political capital they can in their own
party, but l can zee no rsaaon Why Rs
pub!icans shall help Mr.. Camden in poll
tics because he has holped to- build a
railroad. We sll want him to build more
railroads, and the INrsLLIoExcRR is going
10 help him as it may, but then We are
not all going to turn in and vote with Mr..
Camden now or hereafter. II he pulls
through this time 1t will have to be with
Democratic votes, ior think he will get
none other. c.p.H.